Re:Four Thousand Weeks
by avgcorrection on Sunday January 15, 2023 @06:21AM
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You use the label “nihilist” as if it disproves anything. “Oh, it’s just X”
As much as i disagree with you point of view reducing a pretty good article into a word, i'd rather say i's in fact...
Kind of nihilist.
Or at least a little bit.
But i don't think nihilism itself looks deep into the "be content" part, but way more in the "nothing matters" which is not the point of the article.
Existencialism and Absurdism in the other hand, seems like a "better label" for it imho.
Re:Four Thousand Weeks
by lakeshastina on Sunday January 15, 2023 @12:52PM
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I am not saying nothing matters. I'm pointing out that "what matters" is not found "out there" in achievements or experiences. What matters is the state of our being. We seek out things, people, experiences and so on because they make us feel fulfilled.
So, if I am acting from a state of fulfillment or contentment, what I choose to do with my life might be quite different from what I would do if I felt unfilled and lonely.
Further you're trying to disguise a chicken-and-egg paradox as some deep insight.
> if we can function from a state of feeling content as we live each day .. then what we do during the lifespan given to us matters little
Why do you think people desire meaning in the first place?
"Nothing matters, just be content" is a poor substitute for the things you call a futile endeavor.